c. 1500, "violent, overbearing person" (especially of women), from Teruagant, Teruagaunt (c. 1200), name of a fictitious Muslim deity appearing in medieval morality plays, from Old French Tervagant, a proper name in Chanson de Roland (c. 1100), of uncertain origin. As an adjective from 1590s.
双语例句
1. From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife.
即使在这样的堡垒里,不幸的瑞普到底还是被他那凶悍的老婆赶出来了.
来自辞典例句
2. A termagant wife may, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing.
从某些方面来说, 有一个泼辣的妻子,也可以看作是相当有福气的.
来自互联网
3. A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing.
因此, 从某些方面来说, 有个泼辣的妻子,也可以看作是相当有福气的.
来自互联网
4. Tigress might have been a termagant, but without her what home could he have?
